All Events in

Sponsored links

The forefathers of electronic rock as we know it...

Formed in 1967, Silver Apples made unprecedented sounds. Originally part of a rock band, the group soon reduced to Danny Taylor and Simeon Coxe III after the latter’s obsession with oscillators effectively pushed the other members off stage - they were eventually using “nine audio oscillators piled on top of each other and eighty-six manual controls to control lead, rhythm and bass pulses with hands, feet and elbows”, and, of course, his own self-devised and self-titled synthesizer, The Simeon.

Their two albums – Silver Apples in 1968, and Contact in 1969 – were not chart sensations. Cacophonies of hums, drones, buzzes and beeps descended from whatever planet they came from to merge with electronically-generated melodies, which now has them lauded as the foundation for at least one genre every decade – 70s krautrock, 80s acid house, 90s indie and no doubt something from the 00s.

True to bizarre form, the pair vanished after their second album. Then in 1995, Simeon reappeared with a new partner (Xian Hawkins), released a new album, hunted down Danny Taylor, and proceeded to tour together as a threesome until the road accident which broke Simeon’s neck, leaving him unable to play.

After much recuperation, 2007 marked the return of one of music’s most enigmatic characters, delighting fans by reappearing behind his army of oscillators at select festivals across the world. Needless to say, we’re delighted to have the master himself here as part of the GMFF for a rare gig.

“Silver Apples are to electronic music what Thomas Edison is to Facebook.” Trebuchet Magazine

INFO //

Sunday 26th Feb 2012

Mono Cafe Bar

8.30pm

£10 + bf

TICKETS //

Online:

http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/gigs/silver-apples

On the phone:

0141 565 1000

Over the counter:

Arches Box Office, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL